Canada’s carbon tax that peaks at $170 per ton CAD in 2030 will add 40 to 50 cents to a liter of gas when well-to-wheel emissions are counted. The retail adder isn’t the entire story.
What’s been happening over the last year as indigenous peoples strive for renewable energy independence?
Last December, Canada thrilled the world’s environmental community by announcing its return to the fight against climate change. After its dazzling performance at Paris, the newly elected Trudeau government promptly returned to energy policies of the preceding administration.
Originally published on the ECOreport On June 1, 2016, the governors of Washington, Oregon, and California joined British Columbia’s Environment Minister and representatives from six West Coast cities in the Borgia Room of San Francisco’s Westin St. Francis Hotel, to sign what history may show was a key milestone in the … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. In a recent interview with the ECOreport, Simon Fraser University Climate Scientist Dr. Kirsten Zickfeld described Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s idea of fighting climate change while expanding the oil sands and building new pipelines as “delusional.” There is only a finite amount of carbon we can … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport The environmental community has been watching Justin Trudeau’s Liberals closely, to see how they live up to their promise to give Canada a low carbon, climate resistant economy. The new government’s performance at COP 21 was nothing less than stellar. While the Federal government’s meeting with the … [continued]
Alberta is Stephen Harper’s home province, home to the oil sands, and uses more coal-fired electricity than all the rest of Canada combined. With oil prices dropping to $40 a barrel, people in Calgary and Fort McMurray are losing their jobs. This is not where one would expect much support for … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. Are the drought conditions spreading throughout the West Coast connected to climate transformation? States of emergency have been declared in California, Washington, and parts of Oregon. Though British Columbia has not experienced this, a recent computer simulation predicted 80% of its glaciers could disappear over … [continued]
Canada is #5 for renewable investment, but most of that money is going to foreign companies. The Harper Government has done little to foster development.
A recent Pembina Institute fact sheet discusses how wind energy is subsidizing Albertan ratepayers. The author, Ben Thibault, said that during 2013 Alberta’s electricity was 65% less expensive when wind was generating over 600 MW than when production fell below 300 MW. He also had some interesting insights into other wind … [continued]
